Chocolate Heaven

On Saturday, we also had a chocolate cheesecake. It was delicious. It was also insanely rich, so we made lovely whipped cream to cut the richness. First, make a chocolate cookie crust with 30 chocolate wafer cookies and a half stick of melted butter. Press into a spring form pan and bake at 400 degrees for about 5-7 minutes (keep an eye on it, it will burn).

Next, the filling. Melt 8 oz bittersweet chocolate and allow to cool. Mix 1/2 c of sour cream, 1 tsp of coffee powder, and 2 tsp of vanilla in a bowl. In a stand mixer, cream 3 8z packages cream cheese and 1 1/4 c sugar until smooth. Slowly add 1/2 c cocoa powder. Then the sour cream mixture. Then the chocolate. Then three eggs. Pour into the cooled crust and bake at 300 degrees for 50-60 minutes until the center is slightly jiggly. Allow the cake to cool at room temp, then refrigerate until cold and set.

I highly recommend serving with whipped cream, it really is so rich and dark, the lighter topping really adds a nice element to it. V. v. tasty. Miss M, please correct any of my measurements and ingredients, I'm doing it from memory!!